Colleagues announced the death of General Zavadsky

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The organization of graduates of the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School (Interregional public organization «Kremlin») announced the death of its graduate, Major General Vladimir Zavadsky.

Report on the death of an officer was published on the social networks of MROO on the morning of November 29. The publication did not provide details about the circumstances of the general’s death, it only said that he died.

At the same time, the Novorossiya online publication, officially registered as a media outlet, claims that the general died in the Northern Military District zone, the headline says that this is a “tragic death near Izyum”. Zavadsky died “in the course of performing his military duties” on November 28, when he was blown up by a mine, the publication said.

The Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on these reports.